How does the final proceed?
18/05/2025
Final programme
The finalists will perform a concerto of their own choice and the unpublished compulsory work, Music for the Heart, specially written for this year’s competition by Kris Defoort. On Saturday 31 May, the laureates will be ranked at the end of the evening. Below you can download the schedule, which is also indicated in the calendar of the final.
A week at the Music Chapel
Following their order of appearance, the finalists will enter the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel two at a time, to study the unpublished compulsory final work and to prepare for the final.
Watch the final live
Thanks to the RTBF and the VRT the performances are broadcast live and on demand on our website, and on La Trois, VRT CANVAS, Musiq3, Klara, Auvio and VRT MAX. You can replay all the performances, and those of the semi-final and the first round, on the Piano 2025 multimedia page.
The final will take place at the Brussels Centre for Fine Arts, from Monday 26 to Saturday 31 May at 8.15 pm. Every evening two of the twelve finalists will perform with the Brussels Philharmonic, conducted by Kazushi Ono.
Final programme
The finalists will perform a concerto of their own choice and the unpublished compulsory work, Music for the Heart, specially written for this year’s competition by Kris Defoort. On Saturday 31 May, the laureates will be ranked at the end of the evening. Below you can download the schedule, which is also indicated in the calendar of the final.
A week at the Music Chapel
Following their order of appearance, the finalists will enter the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel two at a time, to study the unpublished compulsory final work and to prepare for the final.
Watch the final live
Thanks to the RTBF and the VRT the performances are broadcast live and on demand on our website, and on La Trois, VRT CANVAS, Musiq3, Klara, Auvio and VRT MAX. You can replay all the performances, and those of the semi-final and the first round, on the Piano 2025 multimedia page.
